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The man who graduates today and stops learning tomorrow is uneducated the day after.
The man who graduates today and stops learning tomorrow is uneducated the day after.
In mathematics he was greater
Than Tycho Brahe, or Erra Pater;
For he, by geometric scale,
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In mathematics he was greater
Than Tycho Brahe, or Erra Pater;
For he, by geometric scale,
Could take the size of pots of ale.
Learning by study must be won;
'Twas ne'er entail'd from son to son.
Learning by study must be won;
'Twas ne'er entail'd from son to son.
A man in this world without learning is as a beast of the field.
A man in this world without learning is as a beast of the field.
And wisely tell what hour o' th' day
The clock does strike by Algebra.
And wisely tell what hour o' th' day
The clock does strike by Algebra.
Learning is a kind of natural food for the mind.
[Lat., Doctrina est ingenii naturale quoddam pabulum.]
Learning is a kind of natural food for the mind.
[Lat., Doctrina est ingenii naturale quoddam pabulum.]
A little learning is not a dangerous thing to one who does not mistake it for a great deal.
A little learning is not a dangerous thing to one who does not mistake it for a great deal.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable read more
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
You learn something every day if you pay attention.
You learn something every day if you pay attention.
